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FAIRY BAD DAY by Amanda Ashby. A delightfully fun and fresh mashup of magic and humor and romance. Emma Jones have been training for years to follow in her dragon slaying mom’s footsteps. Imagine her chagrin when she’s assigned to slaying... fairies. She sure wasn’t expecting a seven-foot-tall fairy bent on destruction. Strong plotting, zippy writing from the author of “Zombie Queen of Newbury High.” (Speak; June 9) FORGOTTEN by Cat Patrick. On the meatier side, there’s this story of London, who wakes every morning with no memories of the past--only flashes of the future. She “remembers” what she’ll have for breakfast the next morning, but not what she wore to school the day before. She’s been getting by with the help of notes to herself (a la Memento, perhaps?) but then she falls in love with a boy she has no vision of in the future. A darker read, complex and highly unique. (Little Brown, June 7) Also coming out this month, these paranormal sequels to popular series: PASSION by Lauren Kate (Delacorte; June ) TRIAL BY FIRE by Jennifer Lynn Barns (Egmont; June) FINS ARE FOREVER by Tera Lynn Childs (Katherine Tegan; June 21) Contemporary (i.e., non-paranormal) books Lots and lots of light and romantic contemporary novels this month (after a bit of a drought). Here are just a couple perfect for summer reading. SPOILED by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The authors run the popular fashion-crimes blog Go Fug Yourself, which has long been a guilty pleasure of mine. So you’d expect this tale of a teen who discovers that her real father is a movie superstar, moves to LA and meets her gorgeous (spoiled) half-sister to be be wickedly funny and full of jabs at Hollywood pretension and ridiculousness. But it’s also has a lot of heart and emotional depth in the well drawn characters. Kirkus calls it “Obsessively readable and smartly subversive.” (I got so sucked in by the first chapter, I had to buy it or risk losing the rest of my afternoon standing in the stacks at Barnes and Noble.) (Poppy; June 1) DON’T STOP NOW by Julie Halpern. A mysterious text from her (missing) friend Penny, who just may have faked her own kidnapping, sends Lillian off on a roadtrip with her BFF Josh, who just may be the love of her life. Publisher’s Weekly says this is “a summer road-trip novel suggestive of a John Hughes film,” so expect both humor and depth, and a real understanding for the outsider teen trying to figure things out. (Feiwel and Friends; June 7) NEVER SIT DOWN IN A HOOP SKIRT by Crickett Rumley. I confess, I picked this one for the title alone, because of this really embarrassing thing that happened to me when I helped out with a historical reenactment. But the subtitle is “and other things I learned in Southern Belle Hell” and that clinched it. Even the author’s first name speaks of Southern Belle authenticity. After being kicked out of innumerable boarding schools, Jane has come to live with her grandmother in Alabama, and through a series of wacky events witty, punk-rock Jane ends up in the Magnolia Maids, where she turns things upside down, despite (or because of) her determination to be the best Maid ever. Jane is a snarky girl with a heart of gold, and the other Maids are quirky, diverse characters who enrich the story. This is a story about figuring out who you are on the inside, and about friendship, but there’s a touch of romance as well. (Yay!) (Egmont; June 14) Also worth noting are these contemporary sequels and new books from popular authors: UNCOMMON CRIMINALS by Ally Carter (Hyperion; June 21) WITHERING TIGHTS by Louise Rennison (HarperTeen; June 28) TEN THINGS WE DID (AND PROBABLY SHOULDN’T HAVE) by Sarah Mlynowski (HarperTeen; June 7) That should keep you busy until July, when a whole new wave of fabulous books comes along. Until then, happy reading! Rosemary Clement-Moore writes Young Adult books because she loves to read them. Visit her webpage or blog to find out more about her award winning Maggie Quinn: Girl vs. Evil series, and her gothic romance, THE SPLENDOR FALLS (now in paperback). Next up is TEXAS GOTHIC.
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